Pernettia

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Translingual

Proper noun

Pernettia

  1. Obsolete form of Pernettya (former plant genus).

Usage notes

  • This spelling of the name (which honours Antoine-Joseph Pernety) was originally used by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré; the spelling was later conserved with a y.